Obituaries
Edwin Vanderhoop
Edwin Vanderhoop Edwin DeVies Vanderhoop of Aquinnah died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 16. He was 86. His funeral will be...
Jake Jacobus, Educational Philanthropist
George Howard (Jake) Jacobus of Delray Beach, Fla. and Edgartown died peacefully surrounded by family and close friends on Jan. 8, 2013 in Delray...
Nancy Bruce Worked in Lab Research
Nancy C. Bruce died Friday, Jan. 4 in her apartment at Goodwin House in Bailey’s Crossroads, Va. She was 90.
J. Scott Brockmeyer Was Devoted Dad of Two
J. Scott Brockmeyer died Tuesday, Jan. 15 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 56.
Rebecca Gale Somers Took World by Storm
Rebecca Gale Mathis Somers died in Valencia, Calif. on Dec. 13. She was 55.
Winifred Dean, 93, Loved Books, Reading
Winifred Dean, a regular summer visitor to Chappaquiddick who for years helped organize the book sale at the annual Community Center fair, died Dec....
Dr. Robert Specht, Dedicated Physician
Robert Specht died Sunday, Jan. 6 in Falmouth at the end of a rich and full life. He was 90.
Dr. Denis Membreno
Dr. Denis Membreno, retired surgeon, died on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness. He was 81.
Marjorie Rogers, 84, Horsewoman, 14th Generation Islander
This week the flag at Meadowbrook Farm in West Tisbury flew at half mast, and Christmas lights still glittered on the boxwood beside the barn:...